Back injury sends Christian Yelich to the disabled list

Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich is headed to the disabeld list with a lower back strain and the team has called up first baseman Justin Bour from Triple-A to replace him on the roster.

Yelich, who agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract this spring, was off to a slow start by hitting .200 with zero homers and a .488 OPS through 11 games. He’s had back issues since last week.

Bour is a 27-year-old who made his MLB debut with the Marlins last season. He’s hit .303 with 19 homers and an .874 OPS in 117 games at Triple-A, but has just three career games in the outfield. If the Marlins want to get him into the lineup, they’d probably need to move Michael Morse from first base to left field. More likely is 41-year-old Ichiro Suzuki picking up the most playing time in Yelich’s absence.